The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 582
After the Empress Dowager entered the inner hall of Fengzao Palace, it was already empty, only two or three eunuchs were shivering there, it seemed that they already knew that the turmoil was coming.

At this time, Dai Quan had followed the empress dowager into the inner hall.

"Empress Dowager, Empress Xiande is now in the bedroom."

The Empress Dowager nodded her head, and then went straight to Jia Yuanchun's bedroom. When she came to the door of the bedroom, she saw two or three court ladies standing there, not knowing what to do?
Dai Quan hurriedly winked at the maids from behind, and they moved away. After the empress dowager entered the palace, she only saw Jia Yuanchun sitting on the phoenix bed with a child in her arms.

And standing next to Jia Yuanchun is his personal servant girl Baoqin.

As soon as Jia Yuanchun saw the empress dowager coming in, he immediately stood up, but he didn't salute him, but stared blankly at the empress dowager, who was all in military uniform, and the gun in his hand.

Now Jia Yuanchun was thinking in his heart, could it be that he had offended the empress dowager with all his promises in the palace during this period of time, and now she came here taking advantage of the chaos to kill him.

"What is the Empress Dowager doing here with a knife and gun? Could it be that she wants to kill my concubine?"

After Jia Yuanchun finished speaking, he fixed his eyes on the empress dowager.

The empress dowager looked at Jia Yuanchun calmly, "You think too much, the Ai family came here to preserve the last blood of the royal family."

Jia Yuanchun breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, but she immediately felt dizzy and couldn't stand still. Baoqin next to her hurriedly supported her and sat on the phoenix bed again.

Seeing Jia Yuanchun's incompetence, the empress dowager pursed her lips and smiled.If she hadn't relied on her elder brother, she would have died in the harem by now.

The Empress Dowager then said to Jia Yuanchun: "Things ahead are not good. King Zhongshun and his people have already launched a palace change, and now the emperor has been taken away by him. I don't know what they will do next? I am here as the guard." , I will definitely keep you safe."

After the empress dowager finished speaking, she ordered Dai Quan to put a golden chair at the door of the bedroom, and she sat on it and closed her eyes to rest her mind.

Seeing this situation, Jia Yuanchun breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, he was very grateful to the empress dowager for coming to help him regardless of past suspicions. He thought that when Jia Ke came back, he must repay the empress dowager's kindness.

In fact, the Empress Dowager was not optimistic about the rebellion of King Zhongshun, she just thought that these people would all be killed by Jia Ke in the end, and the only remaining royal blood would be the child in Jia Yuanchun's arms.

For the record of the imperial court, King Zhongshun and the others must not be allowed to jump over the wall in a hurry and hurt the child's life, otherwise, the royal family may lose its foundation.

The emperor, held hostage by the crowd, returned to the Zhongshun Palace, above the Yin'an Hall of King Zhongshun.

Everyone still let the emperor sit in the middle, and they stood underneath, but King Zhongshun stood beside the emperor, holding the armrest of the seat in the middle.

The relatives of the emperor and the four kings and eight princes standing below were all a little annoyed when they saw King Zhongshun's appearance, because King Zhongshun stood there, and when they saluted, wouldn't they be the same as King Zhongshun who bowed down?

When Prince Yixiao saw that King Zhongshun was so perverse, he not only offended people like Wang Bazhong, but also the royal relatives who had originally supported him were dissatisfied with this, so he hurried out to smooth things over.

"Now it's time for everyone to discuss state affairs, so there is no need to salute. If you have anything to say, you can just report to the emperor."

King Zhongshun also found out what was wrong with him, so he hurried to remedy it, "What the old emperor said is very true, now is not the time for everyone to salute, it is better to discuss countermeasures as soon as possible."

Seeing the two of them talking like this, everyone in the hall calmed down the atmosphere.

Gong Sunxuan, the first-class grandson of the king of Nan'an County, had an old grievance with Jia Ke, and now he was the first to stand up and say: "Jia Ke's family members have left the capital now, but there is another person who is Jia Ke's close relative, but In Beijing."

King Zhongshun's eyes lit up after hearing this. If there is such a person in his hands now, even if Jia Ke comes back, he can rely on this person to save his family's life.

"Who is it?"

"It's Fengzao Palace Shangshu, the virtuous concubine Jia Yuanchun."

As soon as Sun Xuan finished saying this, the emperor immediately became furious, regardless of King Zhongshun next to him, he walked up to Sun Xuan's side in three steps and two steps, and raised his fist to hit him.

Although Sun Xuan said that he was ten times better than the emperor in martial arts, he didn't dare to fight back in front of the crowd, so he could only run away with his head in his arms.

The reason why the emperor was so excited was because Jia Yuanchun and her child were his last hope.

Although judging by the situation this time, he is considered to be finished, even the princes and nobles below may not be able to survive, but as long as Jia Yuanchun and the child are around, his dynasty may continue.

Now Sun Xuan put his mind on Jia Yuanchun, how could the emperor bear it, if they really let them become, then his family's country would really be over.

King Zhongshun smiled when he saw the emperor was so excited. It seemed that this hit the emperor's weakness.

"If the people come, don't hurry to help the emperor to the back. I think the emperor is going crazy."

Following King Zhongshun's order, several eunuchs immediately came over and forcibly grabbed the emperor, trying to drag him to the back of Prince Zhongshun's mansion.

The emperor couldn't help himself now. When he was dragged to the footsteps, he turned his head and said something to everyone in the hall.

"Jia Yuanchun is the foundation of my dynasty, and must not be moved."

Others didn't take this sentence seriously, but Prince Yixiao found something wrong.

This man was scheming, seeing the emperor was in such a hurry, he passed the matter in his mind for a while, and then he understood the emperor's plan.

It seems that the emperor wants to keep this Jia Yuanchun and her children, leaving a trace of foundation for the dynasty.

But King Zhongshun didn't care what the emperor yelled, and said directly to Niu Jizong next to him: "General Niu, it's up to you now. You should immediately lead someone to attack, and bring the concubine Xiande and the little prince in her arms to you." Zhongshun Palace."

Niu Jizong actually understood why the emperor was in a hurry, but it would be nice if he could manage his family's country and keep his reputation.

So Niu Jizong got the order and immediately went straight to the palace with his troops.

When Niu Jizong broke into the palace and came to the Phoenix Claw Palace, he saw the Empress Dowager sitting at the gate of the palace with a silver gun in full uniform, blocking Niu Jizong's way.

Niu Jizong knew the deeds of this empress, so he didn't dare to be negligent. He came to the empress dowager, knelt down on one knee and cupped his fists and said, "The empress dowager is not resting in Ningshou Gong, what is going on in Fengzao palace?"

When the Empress Dowager came to Fengzao Palace with swords and guns, these people knew what they were going to do.

"Did you come here under the orders of King Zhongshun to take Jia Yuanchun and her child?"

Niu Jizhong didn't hide anything, he stood up and cupped his hands and said: "You can't hide anything from the Empress Dowager, yes, we are ordered by the emperor and King Zhongshun to invite your empress and the little prince to reunite with the emperor at Prince Zhongshun's mansion."

The Empress Dowager sneered, and said to Niu Jizong with the silver gun in her hand: "Aijia sees you better not be delusional. With Aijia's gun, you will not be able to enter Fengzao Palace."

Although Niu Jizong didn't take the empress dowager seriously, he really didn't dare to fight the empress dowager due to the influence of the dynasty for so many years.

"Empress Dowager, this is embarrassing my subjects. If Empress Xiande and the little prince don't come to Zhongshun Palace, I'm afraid we will all die."

The empress dowager stood there with a silver gun in her hand, noncommittal.

Niu Jizong saw that the Empress Dowager had no intention of compromising, so he didn't delay any longer. With a wave of his hand, a dozen or so soldiers behind him rushed up with their swords.

The empress dowager didn't panic when she saw these people rushing up, she waved the silver gun in her hand and dialed left and right. Although these personal soldiers are powerful, a general like the empress dowager possesses secret skills that others don't know.

With this kind of kung fu, in just a few rounds, these dozen or so soldiers were all killed by the empress dowager.

Seeing this situation, Niu Jizong was a little helpless, so he had to fight the empress dowager with a big sword.

The two sides fought for seven or eight rounds. Although Niu Jizong was a first-class general and practiced martial arts when he was young, but after so many years of pampering him, he lost his kung fu.

Although the empress dowager is a woman, the turmoil more than ten years ago made her feel prepared for danger in times of peace, so she often practiced marksmanship these years.

In addition, the Empress Dowager received the true biography of her father and learned an inner skill called worshiping the moon, so she didn't lose much strength.

Niu Jizong gradually felt that he was no match for the Empress Dowager, and Niu Jizong didn't dare to order the army to forcibly attack Fengzao Palace, so he could only feint, jump out of the circle, and exit the palace in embarrassment.

The empress dowager let out a long breath when she saw Niu Jizong leave. If the other party really rushed forward, she really couldn't stop these people with her own ability, but seeing Niu Jizong, she still felt a little afraid of the royal family in her heart. Only then took the people back.

However, when the Empress Dowager wanted to come, it was only a temporary plan. When King Zhongshun sent people to come again, it would not be so safe.So the empress dowager had an idea as soon as she turned her eyes.

Not to mention the chaos here in the capital, let's talk about Fan Kang in Baoding. As soon as he arrived in Baoding, he took over Chunyuhua's army at the end of Baoding.

Next, Fan Kang, like the commander-in-chief and Jiedu Shi near the capital, ordered them to block the roads and never allow a single soldier to pass through their jurisdiction.

Next, Fan Kang ordered his spies to inquire about the situation in the capital.

Sure enough, as they expected, King Zhongshun and the others couldn't wait any longer. The second day after Fan Kang and the others left the capital, King Zhongshun and the four kings and eight princes launched a mutiny.

Then the capital became a mess. Not only did they collect silver and food everywhere, but they also began to recruit strong men and distribute weapons.

Fan Kang sneered after hearing the news. These people were really naive. They thought that these stragglers who had just been recruited wanted to fight against Jia Ke's hundreds of thousands of elites.

During the one or two days when Fan Kang waited for the news in Baoding, he already had a clear understanding of the affairs of the capital. He knew that it was time to act. If the delay continued, the capital would suffer heavy losses.

So Fan Kang ordered that several groups of general soldiers and Jiedu envoys slowly press towards the capital, telling them not to ask for speed, but to be absolutely foolproof, and these people must not be allowed to break through.

Fan Kang himself also marched towards the capital with Baoding Jiedu envoy and tens of thousands of horses under his command.

Baoding is only a hundred miles away from the capital, and within two or two days, Fan Kang led his people to the foot of the capital.

But at this time, those people in the capital have not yet prepared their food, grass and weapons, and it is not so easy to go south.

When Niu Jizong received the report from his subordinates that tens of thousands of soldiers had come from outside the city, he felt that it was over.

But now he couldn't just throw his life away like this, so he hurriedly ordered people to close the city gate, and at the same time ordered all the troops composed of servants and servants under him to go to the city.

And those newly recruited stragglers can only be used as support under the city.

After Niu Jizong arranged the matter, he rode fast horses with a few personal soldiers and came directly to Prince Zhongshun's mansion.

At this time, King Zhongshun didn't know that the soldiers from outside had arrived, and he was discussing with several centers there how to go to Jinling and how to form a court.

These people did not pay attention to the obstacles along the way and the countless soldiers and horses, as if as long as they left the capital, they would be able to reach Jinling City safely, and the guards of Jinling City would happily lead them in. in the city.

(End of this chapter)